Flight MH370/2014-03-08/01-21-13 MYT Radar

Event Summary

 01:21:13 MYT Saturday 08 March 2014

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At 0121:13 MYT Military radar showed the radar return of MH370 turning right but shortly after, making a constant left turn to heading of 273°, flying parallel to Airway M765 to VKB (Kota Bharu).

Event Details

Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.3

1) Malaysian Military Radar

At 1721:13 UTC [0121:13 MYT] the Military radar showed the radar return of MH370 turning right but shortly after, making a constant left turn to heading of 273°, flying parallel to Airway M765 to VKB (Kota Bharu).

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Notes

1. Safety Investigation Report MH370/01/2018 1.1.3 Diversion from Filed Flight Plan Route 1) Malaysian Military Radar

   The Military radar data provided more extensive details of what was termed as “Air Turn Back”. It became very apparent, however, that the recorded altitude and speed change “blip” to “blip” were well beyond the capability of the aircraft. It was highlighted to the Team that the altitude and speed extracted from the data are subjected to inherent error. The only useful information obtained from the Military radar was the latitude and longitude position of the aircraft as this data is reasonably accurate.

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Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 8 hours

Flight Route M765

Coordinated Universal Time

Filed Flight Plan – The flight plan as filed with an Air Traffic Services unit by the pilot or his designated representative, without any subsequent changes.

A spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a detected aircraft

a spot of light on a radar screen indicating the position of a detected aircraft (Source: Safety Investigation Report)